opus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opus.

noun

  1. (music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
    Beethoven's opus eighteen quartets are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.
  2. A work, especially of art.
    The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.

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